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1. The Christmas Dream at the Window

   A local resident drifts into a vivid, celestial vision of the Nativity, only to wake up back in North Yakima.

   Dec 24, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

2. She Sued Him for $10,000—Then Married Him Before Trial

   A long-running Woodinville breach-of-promise case collapsed when a minister, a widow and a reluctant bachelor slipped out of the courthouse and came back married.

   May 22, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Courthouse, SeattleScandal

3. The Shell That Survived the Fire: A Seattle Man’s Close Call with a Civil War Artifact

   An eccentric local resident discovers a live cannonball in his firewood, leading to a terrifying explosion that sends him tumbling down a hillside.

   Apr 19, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

4. Two Miles Perched on the Lower Circle of a Rainbow

   A Shelton legislator's private letter describing a steamer passage up Hammersley's Inlet becomes the best prose in the paper — a circle of prismatic color, starfish, glaciers and one awestruck captain.

   Nov 9, 1891The Olympia TribuneHammersley Inlet, Shelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

5. The Lawyer Who Bombed City Hall With a Piece of Paper

   Attorney John Wiley served the Seattle city council a superior-court writ of prohibition mid-hearing on the Masel case, freezing the proceedings and leaving the aldermen sputtering in their chairs.

   Jun 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

6. A Falling Out Over the Postmastership

   When two business partners both quietly sought the same political appointment, their professional union came to an abrupt end.

   Jan 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerButler Block, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · Scandal

7. An Enchanting Journey Across the Salish Sea

   A descriptive account of an 1881 midnight steamship voyage from Seattle to Victoria, capturing the beauty of the Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca.

   Apr 18, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

8. A Printing Office Blunder

   A romantic visit to a printing office turns disastrous for a typographer when his fiancée accidentally destroys his hours of labor.

   Aug 23, 1880Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

9. The Masquerade Ball at Judge Keyes' House

   A motley crew of ghosts, devils, and literary figures gather for a secretive and exuberant social event in Aberdeen.

   Apr 30, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyNightlife

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